Table 3.
The cardiovascular risk score and modifiable cardiovascular risk factors in CABG patients in the studied periods.
| Variables | Pre-Pandemic (Pre-P) 1 March 2019–29 Feb 2020 |
Lockdown (Lock) 1 March 2020–31 Aug 2020 |
Restricted-Pandemic (Restr-P) 1 Sept 2020–28 Feb 2021 |
Relaxed-Pandemic (Rel-P) 1 March 2021–1 March 2022 |
p Value (ANOVA, Pearson Chi-Square) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) cardiovascular risk score | 5.96 (2.027) | 6.92 (1.765) | 6.23 (1.658) | 5.22 (1.652) | 0.001 |
| Cardiovascular risk score > 8, no (%) | 20 (10.3%) | 68 (35.1%) | 43 (22.2%) | 17 (8.8%) | 0.001 |
| Cardiovascular risk score > 5, no (%) | 111 (57.2%) | 168 (86.6%) | 123 (63.4%) | 100 (51.5%) | 0.001 |
| Arterial hypertension (systolic blood pressure > 140 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure > 90 mmHg) |
125 (64.4%) | 167 (86.1%) | 134 (69.1%) | 131 (67.5%) | 0.001 |
| Diabetes mellitus, no. (%) | 49 (25.3%) | 57 (29.4%) | 65 (33.5%) | 66 (34%) | 0.003 |
| Smokers, no. (%) | 22 (11.3%) | 43 (22.16%) | 29 (14.9%) | 16 (8.2%) | 0.041 |
| BMI | 28.92 ± 19.525 | 29.61 ± 12.614 | 30.33 ± 8.751 | 28.36 ± 7.810 | 0.041 |
| Obesity (BMI > 30), no. (%) | 58 (29.9%) | 79 (40.7%) | 99 (51%) | 78 (40.2%) | 0.003 |
| Physical inactivity | 69 (35.67%) | 143 (73.7%) | 97 (50.4%) | 52 (26.8%) | 0.003 |
| Unhealthy diet | 45 (23.2%) | 127 (65.5%) | 67 (34.5%) | 42 (21.6%) | 0.003 |
| Alcohol consumption | 58 (29.9%) | 120 (61.9%) | 102 (52.6%) | 55 (28.3%) | 0.001 |
| Declared high level of stress | 74 (38.2%) | 178 (91.7%) | 180 (92.8%) | 102 (52.6%) | 0.001 |
| Paroxysmal Atrial fibrillation, no (%) | 65 (33.5%) | 78 (40.2%) | 69 (35.6%) | 66 (34%) | 0.051 |
| Heart Failure (%) | 6.7% | 5.1% | 5.7% | 5.7% | 0.051 |
BMI—body mass index.